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Targeted disruption of the Insl3 gene causes bilateral cryptorchidism.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 May 1999
Zimmermann S, Steding G, Emmen J M, Brinkmann A O, Nayernia K, Holstein A F, Engel W, Adham I M
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The sexual dimorphic position of the gonads in mammals is dependent on differential development of two ligaments, the cranial suspensory ligament (CSL) and the gubernaculum. During male embryogenesis, outgrowth of the gubernaculum and regression of the CSL result in transabdominal descent of the testes, whereas in the female, development of the CSL in conjunction with failure of the gubernaculum development holds...
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